Vedic Astrology Lesson 3
The real path of the earth around the Sun is called the Ecliptic.
9 degrees to either side of the Ecliptic is a belt of the Heavens known as the Zodiac. ( Dante called it the Oblique Line that beareth all planets).
First 30 degrees of the Zodiac constitute the sign of Aries. The next 30 degrees Taurus and so on. The Zodiac counted from the first degree of Aries to the 360th degree of Pisces is called the Tropical Zodiac.
The Limbs of the Tropical Zodiac
Sign Degrees
| Aries | 00 – 30 |
| Taurus | 30 – 60 |
| Gemini | 60 – 90 |
| Cancer | 90 – 120 |
| Leo | 120-150 |
| Virgo | 150-180 |
| Libra | 180-210 |
| Scorpio | 210-240 |
| Sagittarius | 240-270 |
| Capricorn | 270-300 |
| Aquarius | 300-330 |
| Pisces | 330-360 |
These 12 signs are the limbs of the Cosmic Man or Time Eternal ( Kalapurusha- The Almighty Self as Time )
Aries is His head, Taurus His face, Gemini His neck, Cancer His heart, Leo the place beneath, Virgo His belly, Libra His generative organs, Scorpio the place beneath, Sagittarius His upper thigh, Capricorn his lower thigh, Aquarius His leg and Pisces His feet !
The Zodiac is tenanted by 27 constellations each of them spread over an arc of 13 degrees 20 minutes. The Zodiac counted from the first degree of Beta Arietis ( Aswini) to the 360th degree of Zeta Piscium ( Revathi) is known
as the Sidereal Zodiac.
Western Astrology is based on the Tropical Zodiac and the Vedic on the Sidereal.
The Limbs of the Sidereal Zodiac
Constellation Deg Min Deg Min
1 Aswini 0000 13 20
2. Bharani 13 20 26 40
3. Karthika 26 40 40 00
4. Rohini 40 00 53 20
5. Mrigasira 53 20 66 40
6. Aridra 66 40 80 00
7. Punarvasu 80 00 93 20
8. Pushya 93 20 106 40
9. Aslesha 106 40 120 00
10. Magha 120 00 133 20
11. Pubba 133 20 146 40
12. Uttara 146 40 160 00
13. Hasta 160 00 173 20
14. Chitra 173 20 186 40
15. Chothi 186 40 200 00
16.Vishakam 200 00 213 20
17. Anuradha 213 20 226 40
18. Jyeshta 226 40 240 00
19. Moola 240 00 253 20
20. Poorvashad 253 20 266 40
21. Uthrashad 266 40 280 00
22 Sravana 280 00 293 20
23. Dhanishta 293 20 306 40
24.Satabhisha 306 40 320 00
25.Poorvabhadra 320 00 333 20
26. Uttrarabhadra 333 20 346 40
27. Revathi 346 40 360 00
The Portfolios of Planets
In the celestial Government of the Almighty, the Sun is the King and Moon is the Queen! Mars, the Defense Minister, Mercury, the Prince, Venus & Jupiter the Ministers and Saturn is the messenger!
Sun – Soul of the Cosmic Man
Moon Mind
Mars Physical Strength
Mercury Speech
Jupiter Happiness Learning & Wisdom
Venus Libido
Saturn Sorrow
English Literature & Astrology
Homer referred to the mighty Orion. Cicero assigned divinity to the stars.
The great philosopher Origen believed that the stars and the
constellations were signs through which the Omnipotent Divine exerted His
malevolent or benevolent Will. Dante was an astrologer like Newton, Bacon,
Nostradamus, Companus, Paracelsus and others. To Dante, Astrology was
the noblest of all sciences. Dante drew a parallel between the seven liberal
arts and the seven planets in his Convivio. He gave grammar to the Moon
& Dialectic to Mercury. Shakespeare referred to the “operations of the orbs
by whom we doth exist and cease to be “. Christopher Marlowe referred to
the place where ” Mars did mate the Carthiginians”!
Count Louis Hamon ( Cheiro ) declared that the message boldly
blazoned across the heavens ( the positions of the planets ) represented the Universal Will & that the precession of the Equinoxes
( 25,920 years – 360 degrees ) was so beautifully calculated by the Great Geometrician of the Universe & that all biological processes
obey the divine order of the celestial bodies and this is expressed in the prayer we were taught long ago ” Thy Will be done, as in Heaven,
so on earth”.!
When Pythagorus discoverd the Correspondence between the Nine revolving
heavens and the nine numbers, Astro-Numerology was born.
When the Indian Seers discovered the Correspondence between the Nine gems
and the Nine planets, Astro_Gemology was born.
| Jupiter | Justitia | Justice |
| Saturn | Temperantia | Temperance |
| Mars | Fortitudo | Fortitude |
| Sun | Prudentia | Prudence |
| Venus | Gnosis | Knowledge |
| Mercury | Sophia | Wisdom |
| Moon | Understanding |
Correspondences – In Integral Yoga and the Supramental Dialectic
| Life | Sun |
| Mind | Moon |
| Matter | Mars |
| Supermind | Venus |
| Being | Jupiter |
| Knowledge | Saturn |
| Bliss | Mercury |